128 57. SALVADORACE^. [Salvadora. 



S. persica, Linn. ; A. DC. Prod. XVII. 28 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 619 ; 

 Dalz. &Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 312 ; Brandis For. Fl. 315; ^\ Wightiana, Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. t. 247. Mustard tree of Scripture. Khabhar, pilu, Sind. ; hha- 

 Jihin, M. In the drj districts of the presidency and Sind ; in the Dharwar 

 district, often on the bunds of tanks and in open places near villages 

 of the black soil country, also found near the coasts of Gujardt, tho 

 Konkan and North Kanara. Fl. Nov. -May. Fr. Jan., June, often on 

 saline soils. 



S. oleoides, Dene, in Jacq. Voy. Bot. 140 t. 144; Fl. Br. I. 3. 620 ; 

 Brandis For. Fl. 316. t. 89 ; S. Stocksii, Wgt. 111. II. 229. Kabbar jhdr, 

 dlar, Sind. In the dry deserts of Sind on arid and saline soils, often 

 associated with S. persica. Fl. Mch .-April. Fr. June. 



AZIMA, Lanik. 



Spinous rambling shrubs. Leaves opposite, entire. Flowers 

 dioecious, axillary ; bracts or leaflike ; bracteoles lineai', small. 

 Calyx 2-4-divided. Petals 4, imbricate in bud. Stamens 4. Ovaiy 

 2-celled ; stigma large 2-fid ; ovules 2-1 in each cell, erect. Berry 

 globose, 2-1-seeded. Seed globose, exalbuminous. 



A. tetracantha, Lamk. Diet. I. 343 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 620 ; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 143. Common throughout the dry districts of the presidency ; 

 often in hedges. Fl. Dec, Mch. Fr. H. S. Fruit white. 



Ordee 58. APOCYNACEJE. 



Trees or shrubs, often climbing, rarely herbs, Leaves opposite 

 or whorled, entire. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Calyx free, 

 5-divided, often glandular at base. Corolla 5-lobed, lobes spread- 

 ing, often twisted-imbricate in bud, rarely valvate Stamens 5, on 

 throat or mouth of corolla, filaments short, anthers conniving in a 

 cone round the stigma or free ; pollen granular. Disc annular or 

 lobed or 0. Ovary 1-celled with two parietal placentas or 2-celled 

 with axile placentas or of two distinct or conuate carpels. Ovules in 

 each cell 2-many, rarely solitary. Fruit a drupe or berry or of two 

 follicles opening along the inner edge. Seeds pendulous, rarely 

 ascending or peltately attached, often winged or with a terminal 

 coma of long silky hairs ; albumen present or 0. 



Anthers free. 



Ovary of two combined carpels. Seeds without a coma. 



Spinous shrubs. Leaves opposite ... ... ... Caris.sa. 



Ovary of two distinct carpels. Calyx eglandular. Fruit of 



2, 1-seeded drupes Rauwolpia. 



Leaves alternate. Fruit of 1 carpel, fibrous woody ... Cerbera. 

 Fruit of two follicles. 

 Ovules 2-seriate. 



tweeds winged. Leaves alternate Bhazta. 



Ovules many seriate. 



Climber. Seeds winged. Leaves whorled Ellbrtonia. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves whorled. Seeds with a coma, 



ciliate along the edges ... ». ... Alstonia. 



